Comment by pnw
2 days ago
I thought Bluesky usage was declining? Sites like https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats show a 10 to 20% drop across most metrics in the last year.
2 days ago
I thought Bluesky usage was declining? Sites like https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats show a 10 to 20% drop across most metrics in the last year.
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
As I said in another comment, all of these statements are true. Blue Sky blew up very quickly and starter parks were a key part of that. Blue Sky is also losing users which I find to be expected. Threads is quickly gaining users because of network effects. If you have an Instagram account, you have a Threads account.
How has threads managed to gain 275m users while producing absolutely zero impact on any other part of society? Are you sure these are actual human beings and not just Instagram users who are being baited into clicking through and "signing up" for a service they don't use?
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It talks about rapid growth because bluesky really did have rapid growth in the past. It doesn’t anymore though.
These facts are related. "starter packs" only work if you're cultivating a very narrow social bubble of users, which is the same reason bluesky is declining now.
Unbubbled people have a wide range of interests and preferences that cannot be captured in a few "starter packs".
I kind of feel like G+ got this right the best. It was great being able to subscribe to a circle of pixel artists, chili cooks, whatever niche etc.
For me the golden age of social media. Lots of niche hobby discussion and not a lot of noise.
BlueSky is still growing according to the official metrics..